Holding(s) in Company

British Land Co PLC
01 December 2003



The British Land Company PLC announces that it received notification on 1st
December 2003, pursuant to sections 198-202 of the Companies Act 1985, that
Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, has a notifiable interest
in the Company of 4.91 %.



This interest, together with a breakdown of legal entity holdings, is as
follows:




Legal Entity                                                          Holding

Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited                                     3,551
Barclays Capital Securities Limited                                   128,093
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Limited                                   693
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                     6,972,421
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                      733, 815
Barclays Global Investors Limited                                  14,693,434
Barclays Life Assurance Co                                            795,139

Barclays Global Investors Japan Investment Trust                       17,909
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                         130,559
Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited                               235,127
Barclays Private Bank Limited                                          12,000
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited                           217,011

                                               Total               23,939,752






       1st December 2003



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